Suspension-support for hammocks.



No. 819,932. PATENTED MAY 8, 1906.

P. E. SCHMIDT. SUSPENSION SUPPORT FOR HAMMOGKS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.15, 1906.

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PATBNTED MAY 8, 1906.

P. B. SCHMIDT. SUSPENSION SUPPORT FOR HAMMOOKSI APPLICATION FILED JAN.15, 1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1906.

Application filed January 15,1906. Serial No. 296,002.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. SCHMIDT, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania, have in vented certain new and usefulImprovements in Suspension-Supports for Hammocks, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention has relation to a suspensionsupport for hammocks, and insuch connection it relates more particularly to the construction andarrangement of such support to connect the same with the ceiling of ahouse, roof of a porch, or other elevated structure and to hold thehammock at variable distances from the same.

The principal objects of my invention are, first, to provide a supportfor hammocks which by being connected with a ceiling or other elevatedstructure will permit of the suspension of the hammock therefrom andclearance of the room or space below the support and hammock; second, toprovide for such purpose the support with arms which oscillate from acommon center, so as to be raised and lowered and to hold a hammockconnected therewith at various elevated and inclined positions withrespect to the ceiling or roof of a porch; third, to provide a supportwith a bracket engaging arms at their point of junction for holding thesame at such point in a fixed positionwith I respect to a ceiling orroof of a porch; fourth,

to provide the arms of the support with flexible and extensible means toadjustably connect the arms at their free ends with the ceiling or roofof a porch; fifth, to provide the support with means adapted to permitof the lifting of the arms and of the hammock suspended therefrom intoan inoperative position close to a ceiling or roof; sixth, to providethe bracket of the support with a yoke engaging the arms at their pointof junction for permitting of a lateral movement of the arms in theswinging of the hammock; seventh, to so arrange arms as to form trussesto effectually resist end strain as Well as side thrust, to which thearms are subjected by a hammock with a person or persons occupying thesame, and, eighth, to provide arms with sockets at their free ends toconnect the same with each other and to support means for engaging theflexible supporting means for the following description, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, in whichFigure 1 is a view illustrating in side eleva-' tion the supportconnected with the ceiling of a house or roof of a porch and occupyingan operative position with a hammock suspended therefrom and of meansfor lifting the support and hammock into an inoperative positionadjacent to the ceiling or roof, the same embodying main features of mysaid invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan of the arms with hammockremoved. Fig. 3 is a detail view, enlarged, illustrating in elevationone of the flexible means for connecting the hammock-support with theceiling or roof of a porch. Fig. 4 is a detail view, enlarged,illustrating, partly in elevation and partly in section, the yoke'andfixed bracket of the support; and Figs. 5 and 6 are similar viewsillustrating, respectively in elevation and in horizontal section, theend of certain of the arms of the support and the socket connecting thesame having means for engaging the flexible supporting means for saidarms.

Referring to the drawings, a represents a bracket suitably connectedwith the ceiling a of a house, a porch, or any other suitable elevatedstructure. To preferably the lower forked end a of the bracket (1 ispivotally secured, by means of a removable bolt a, a yoke b, forming thecontinuation or extension of the bracket (1 and provided withdownwardly-projecting ends I), in which are inserted and held, by meansof bolts b the ex tensions c of two sets of arms, each set consisting oftwo arms 0 and c, united at their free ends by a socket d, as shown inFigs. 2 and 6. Intermediate of the yoke b and socket d the arms 0 and care united by braces 0 c and 0 thus forming trusses which willeffectually resist any end strain, as well as side strain, to which eachset of arms may be subjected. The socket d preferably consists of acasting having apartition-wall d, which separates the arms 0 and c fromeach other and through which a bolt d passes, connecting the arms 0 andc with the socket d. At its upper surface the socket (Z is provided withan extension (Z having eyes (1 and cl, and at its lower side with a hook(Z Through the eye (1" of each of the sockets d of each set of arms 0and c is conducted a chain 6, secured to the ceiling a by a hook e. Thechain 6, by means of a hook 6 may be lengthened or shortened byinserting the hook 6 thereof into certain of the links of the chain e,as will be readily seen from Fig. 3. Thus each set of arms 0 and 0 maybe held by the chains e in any desired position with respect to theceiling a. To the hooks (1 of the sockets d are secured the cords f of ahammock f, which is thus suspended from the ends of the arms 0 and c andis held by the same, preferably in the position shown in Fig. 1.However, by the lengthening or shortening of the chains 6 the hammockmay be raised or lowered with respect to the ceiling a and at the sametime may be held in any inclined or oblique position to the ceiling a.The weight of the hammock f and of a person or persons occupying thesame is partially taken up by the chains e and, through the interventionof arms 0 and c, by the bracket e. The arms 0 and 0 will thus besubjected to end strain, which, however, is

efficiently taken up by the truss-like construction of the arms. Theyoke I) being pivotally secured to the bracket a permits of certainlateral movement of the arms a and c with respect to the bracket a.

f into an inoperative position close to the ceiling a, this can readilybe accomplished by means of the cords g and g, respectively connectedwith the eyes (1 of the sockets d' and passing over pulleys "h and h,connected with the hooks e, as shown in Fig. 1. When the arms 0 and care raised, the same, as well as the hammock f, will be held in thisraised position by securing the cords g and g to any suitable fasteningmeans. (Not shown.) Instead of using arms 0 and c of wood having metalextensions 0 metal arms may be employed, in which instance theextensions 0 may be dispensed with and the connection with the yoke tdirectly established by the arms 0 and c, as will be readily understoodfrom Fig. 2 of the drawings.

Having thus described the nature and ob jects of my invention, what Iclaim as new,

' arms in an elevated position, said arms arand desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

1. A support for hammocks, consisting of 'a bracket having armspivotally secured thereto and oscillating on said brackets, means forsupporting said arms at their free ends, said arms arranged to support ahammock and to hold the same suspended therefrom.

2. A support for hammocks, consisting of a bracket having arms pivotallysecured thereto and oscillating on said bracket, and means forsupporting said arms at a point beyond said bracket, said bracket andarms ar- If it becomes necessary or desirable to raise the hammockranged so as tobe held suspended from an elevated structure.

3. A support for hammocks, consisting of a bracket having arms pivotallysecured thereto and oscillating on said bracket, means for supportingsaid arms at a point beyond said bracket, said bracket arranged to holdsaid arms at their point of junction in a fixed position with respect toan elevated structure, and said means arranged to hold said arms attheir free ends at a variable position with respect to the elevatedstructure.

4. A support for hammocks, consisting of a bracket, two sets of armspivotally secured thereto, each set being formed of two arms and bracesconnecting the same, and means for supporting said arms at their freeends, said arms arranged to support a hammock and to hold the samesuspended therefrom.

5. A support for hammocks, consisting of a fixed bracket, arms pivotallyconnected therewith and supported by said bracket at their point ofjunction, means for supporting said arms at their free ends and forholding the same at varying positions with respect to their point ofunction, and means for holding the hammock in a raised position, saidarms arranged to support the hammock and to hold the same at varyinghorizontal and oblique positions, suspended therefrom.

6. A support for hammocks, consisting of a fixed bracket, a yokepivotally connected therewith, arms pivotally connected with said yoke,flexible and extensible means for supportingsaid arms at their freeends, said arms arranged to support a hammock and to permit of a certainlateral movement thereof by said yoke.

7. A support for hammocks, consisting of a fixed bracket, a okepivotally connected therewith, arms pivotally secured thereto, socketsconnected with said arms, 'chains engaging said sockets andadjustab'ly'supporting said arms at their free ends, cords engaging saidsockets for raising and holding'said ranged to support a hammock atvarying horizontal and oblique positions and said yoke arranged topermit of a certain movement of said arms and hammock from said bracket.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my signature in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

FRANK E. SCHMIDT. Witnesses:

J. WALTER DOUGLASS, THOMAS M. SMITH.

